At least 30 civilians, including women and children, were killed in the early hours of Sunday after Pakistan Air Force (PAF) jets reportedly carried out air strikes on Matre Dara village in the Tirah Valley of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Sources say Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants were the target. Eyewitnesses and local residents described the assault as a massacre, flattening entire homes and leaving dozens trapped under rubble.
According to top intelligence sources, the operation was executed around 2 am using China-supplied JF-17 Thunder jets that dropped at least eight LS-6 precision glide bombs. The strikes created multiple blast zones across the civilian settlement, with no verified militant presence or casualties.
Local sources and survivors reported that the bombs tore through densely populated neighbourhoods where families were asleep, ensuring maximum vulnerability. Eyewitnesses described Matre Dara as “littered with bodies” by dawn, with livestock destroyed and homes reduced to debris.
Intelligence assessments suggest the deployment of LS-6 precision glide bombs “proves intent, not collateral damage.” Analysts argue that such actions amount to a deliberate violation of international humanitarian law, raising questions about Pakistan’s military conduct in its tribal belt.
